Vernon is a cash basis taxpayer with a calendar tax year. on october 1, 2018, vernon entered into a lease to rent a building for use in his business at $3,000 a month. on that day vernon paid 18 months' rent on the building, a total of $54,000 ($3,000 × 18 months). how much may vernon deduct for rent expense on his 2018 tax return?

a.$54,000

b.$0

c.$12,000

d.$36,000

e. none of these choices are correct.

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. human resources department 2. job description 3. ethics 4. labor relations 5. occupational safety & health administration a. a detailed list of the functions and requirements for a position b. the exchange between the employer and employee c. principles that define appropriate conduct d. the government agency responsible for monitoring safety in the workplace e. the division of a business responsible for hiring, managing, maintaining, and firing the workforce

Suppose that in an economy the structural unemployment rate is 2.2 percent, the natural unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, and the cyclical unemployment rate is 2 percent. the frictional unemployment rate is percent and the actual unemployment rate (in this economy) is percent.

Creation landscaping has 1,000 bonds outstanding that are selling for $1,280 each. the company also has 2,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding, currently priced at $27.20 a share. the common stock is priced at $37.00 a share and there are 28,000 shares outstanding. what is the weight of the debt as it relates to the firm's weighted average cost of capital?